Why do ARB droplinks keep breaking?

[HantsHog]

I posted two years ago with a photo of my worn front ARB droplink and had them replaced. In two years I've had four break (1 nearside 3 offside). I looked today and found the driver's side has snapped again. This was replaced about 4 months back with new poly bushes. I don't do off-roading other than occasionally towing over a flat grass field or going on grass verge on country lanes to let other cars past so nothing drastic.

Any ideas why these things break so often?

I've seen Makeitfit's post about rose joints but the pic links are broken (just like the droplink!). Can anyone repost a pic of these rose joints in place on an ARB?

Thanks



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[Banshee]

I posted two years ago with a photo of my worn front ARB droplink and had them replaced. In two years I've had four break (1 nearside 3 offside). I looked today and found the driver's side has snapped again. This was replaced about 4 months back with new poly bushes. I don't do off-roading other than occasionally towing over a flat grass field or going on grass verge on country lanes to let other cars past so nothing drastic.

Any ideas why these things break so often?

I've seen Makeitfit's post about rose joints but the pic links are broken (just like the droplink!). Can anyone repost a pic of these rose joints in place on an ARB?

Thanks



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You're anti roll bar isn't on upside down is it?

I've seen this so often!!!

 

[HantsHog]

You're anti roll bar isn't on upside down is it?

I've seen this so often!!!

I wouldn't know to be honest. I'll compare mine to the pics in the download manual for the droplink. Would it be obvious if it was upsidedown?

 

[Banshee]

I wouldn't know to be honest. I'll compare mine to the pics in the download manual for the droplink. Would it be obvious if it was upsidedown?

Well I didn't realise my Maverick one was for a while :doh

I too was eating anti roll bar droplinks monthly, why don't you go rose joints?

I can find you all the bits you need if you're interested :thumb2

 

[HantsHog]

Well I didn't realise my Maverick one was for a while :doh

I too was eating anti roll bar droplinks monthly, why don't you go rose joints?

I can find you all the bits you need if you're interested :thumb2

Yes please to rose joints info. Would they reuse the poly bushes I had installed previously? Would they also need chunky extra washers if the holes in the wishbones are worn larger?

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[terranosaurusdoug]

Well I didn't realise my Maverick one was for a while :doh

I too was eating anti roll bar droplinks monthly, why don't you go rose joints?

I can find you all the bits you need if you're interested :thumb2

It's easy done, isn't it Jim?? :lol:lol

 

[jims-terrano]

Am sayin nowt tdoug.

A lot of cheaply made rubbish spare parts. Also Solarman put me on to this, remove whole anti roll bar and fit the links whilst off the vehicle. Can get them fitted far better and far tighter this way. I agree with solarmans advice, whilst on the vehicle you cannot gain access to tighten the, up correctly.

 

[Banshee]

Am sayin nowt tdoug.

A lot of cheaply made rubbish spare parts. Also Solarman put me on to this, remove whole anti roll bar and fit the links whilst off the vehicle. Can get them fitted far better and far tighter this way. I agree with solarmans advice, whilst on the vehicle you cannot gain access to tighten the, up correctly.

You can if you know the sweet spot to jack underneath the lower arm, I know what you're saying though, you just get get in square to tighten them back up

 

[makeitfit]

When I rebuilt mine I was convinced the whole geometry is wrong. The centre's don't line up basically. Since rose jointing I've had no issues at all and that's with 35s. I use 2 rose joints . One male one female joined together but made a welded on bracket to the bottom arm. No bushes in here

 

[Banshee]

When I rebuilt mine I was convinced the whole geometry is wrong. The centre's don't line up basically. Since rose jointing I've had no issues at all and that's with 35s. I use 2 rose joints . One male one female joined together but made a welded on bracket to the bottom arm. No bushes in here [emoji23]

No bushes, you are a propper manly man Pete lol!!!!

That's it now guys, sidesteps and arb bushes not allowed anymore

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

No bushes, you are a propper manly man Pete lol!!!!

That's it now guys, sidesteps and arb bushes not allowed anymore

I can live with that but I'm keeping my chrome grille

 

[RJL Services]

i fitted a set of delphi ones as cheap ones kept failing and i bought the poly bushes for them and anti roll bar ones to that was two years ago and were still fine on mot on monday this week :thumb2

 

[macabethiel]

Might be too firm with Polybushes ?

1) Did you use genuine parts or someone like Blueprint.

2) Are you using standard wheels & tyres bigger diameter wheels with low profile tyres are not very giving. The force has to dissipate somewhere.

3) Polybushes are not very giving so if links are not top quality the weakest link will break.

4) On my Jeep the rear ARB Poly bushes kept wearing badly - sorted when upper Boomerang bush assembly and lower suspension arms were replaced. I think the rear ARB links were just taking all the hammer as rest of suspension was showing its age.

 

[HantsHog]

1) Did you use genuine parts or someone like Blueprint.

2) Are you using standard wheels & tyres bigger diameter wheels with low profile tyres are not very giving. The force has to dissipate somewhere.

3) Polybushes are not very giving so if links are not top quality the weakest link will break.

4) On my Jeep the rear ARB Poly bushes kept wearing badly - sorted when upper Boomerang bush assembly and lower suspension arms were replaced. I think the rear ARB links were just taking all the hammer as rest of suspension was showing its age.

Local garage fitted them. If I remember correctly Mann rings a bell. I'm tempted to do it myself.

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[HantsHog]

Local garage fitted them. If I remember correctly Mann rings a bell. I'm tempted to do it myself.

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I believe the wheels and tyres are standard factory fitted. I checked this a couple years back as my speedo is reading about +10%

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[HantsHog]

Update ... The last time a front ARB broke it was noticed that the front shocks were loose. Since replacing the shocks the ARBs have been fine.

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[jims-terrano]

Interesting but good you appear to of got to the bottom of it.

 

[johnb5177]

That's it now guys, sidesteps and arb bushes not allowed anymore

Well, in that case I will have to put my cloak of invisibility over my sidesteps, however...unmanly...are staying put.....:sly:thumbs

 

[HantsHog]

Update ... The last time a front ARB broke it was noticed that the front shocks were loose. Since replacing the shocks the ARBs have been fine.

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Oh cock ... who would have thought that posting an update on breaking front ARB drop links would result in another one breaking today? Towed three vehicles out of ice snow and now have that familiar front end clonking. I think it's time to replace with the rose joints mentioned recently.

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[solarman216]

I do not understand, I live down a rough lane (cannot do more than 15 mph and stay in your seat, normal is 10 mph) drop links on my old T2 have been on for 2 plus years and are still good after driving often many times a day every day, :nenau, so I would be looking to see if for instance your ARB is upside down, or other suspension problem or wear, Rick